英国国防部于9月23日表示，皇家空军已成立一个新的太空中队。第三太空效应中队是英国首个致力于干扰、削弱和拒止对英国卫星威胁的部队。
The Royal Air Force has set up a new space squadron, the Ministry of Defence said on 23 September. No. III Space Effects Squadron is the first UK unit dedicated to disrupting, degrading and denying threats to British satellites.
空军参谋长哈夫·史密斯空军上将在于首届英国太空力量会议上宣布了这一消息。该中队加入了第一太空作战中队和第二太空预警中队，后者负责监视太空中的威胁。新部队将对其采取行动。
Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth, the Chief of the Air Staff, announced it at the first UK Space Power Conference. The squadron joins No. I Space Operations Squadron and No. II Space Warning Squadron, which watch for threats in space. The new unit will act against them.
它将使用包括电子战在内的先进技术，并支持防御和进攻行动。国防部没有透露更多信息。一位发言人告诉《泰晤士报》，细节属于机密。
It will use advanced technology, including electronic warfare, and support both defensive and offensive operations. The MoD has not said more. A spokesperson told The the details are classified.
“太空不再是从旁支持行动。它是一个直接竞争的领域，我们的军事优势可能在此赢得或失去，”哈夫·史密斯空军上将说。
“Space no longer supports operations from the sidelines. It’s a domain of direct competition, where our military advantage can be won or lost,” said Air Chief Marshal Sir Harv Smyth.
太空领域投入8.8亿英镑 政府已从2026/27年度到2029/30年度拨出8.8亿英镑，用于天基监视及其所谓的太空控制。随着新能力的到来，该中队将不断壮大。
£880m for space The government has set aside £880m from 2026/27 to 2029/30 for space-based surveillance and for what it calls space control. The squadron will grow as new capabilities arrive.
国防大臣韦斯·斯特里廷原定发表主题演讲。在提前发布的讲话中，他表示本世纪“将取决于对太空的控制”。他将其比作19世纪的海军力量和20世纪的空中力量。
Defence Secretary Wes Streeting was due to give the keynote. In remarks released in advance, he said this century “will depend on control of space”. He compared it to naval power in the 19th century and air power in the 20th.
据国防部称，该部队将保护的卫星支持导弹预警、移动网络和天气预报。紧急服务和电网也依赖它们。英国表示仍致力于和平利用太空，并已正式排除破坏性反卫星导弹试验。
The satellites the unit will protect support missile warning, mobile networks and weather forecasts, according to the MoD. Emergency services and the power grid also rely on them. The UK says it remains committed to the peaceful use of space and has formally ruled out destructive anti-satellite missile tests.
欧洲的太空建设 英国的太空战略到2030年将为国防、卫星和欧洲航天局投入78亿英镑。在法国，埃马纽埃尔·马克龙本月主持了巴黎太空峰会。据彭博社报道，欧洲最大的航空公司也在洽谈采用星链。
Europe’s space build-up The UK space strategy puts £7.8bn behind defence, satellites and the European Space Agency to 2030. In France, Emmanuel Macron hosted a Paris space summit this month. Europe’s largest carriers are also in talks to take on Starlink, Bloomberg reported.